NCAAB Betting- (20) Memphis at (15) Cincinnati
The best game of the Thursday Night College Basketball lineup features the (20) Memphis Tigers taking on the (15) Cincinnati Bearcats, at Fifth Third Arena at 7 PM ET, in highly intense American Athletic Conference matchup.
The Bearcats need two more wins to get their hand on the American Athletic Conference title, but a loss will put them one game behind the Louisville Cardinals. Cincinnati is 24-5 (11-11-1 ATS) this season, but they have dropped two in a row against the Cards and UConn.
“Playing for a conference championship in your last two games, that’s big,” Bearcats coach Mick Cronin said before practice Tuesday. “Then you go to the conference tournament that’s one-and-out, and the NCAA tournament is one-and-out.
“So you’ve got to be sharp this time of year or it’s going to cost you. There’s a lot on the line each night out.”
Memphis is 22-7 (14-11-1 ATS) on the year; they have won three of their last four games, beating the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday with a 72-66 result.
“That’s a big-time win,” Tigers coach John Pastner said. “So great a bounce back for the guys. That’s not easy to do after a tough loss on Thursday but to bounce back like that today just so proud of our young men.”
The Bearcats are 4 point favorites over the Tigers in this game. However, Cincinnati is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Memphis.
Zack is a tour guide whose favorite sports are football, baseball, and golf. He enjoys giving obnoxious commentary during games and hopes to some day write a book about sports. His favorite underdog victory was the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees in game 7 of the World Series.
